Bollywood congratulates Akshay Kumar on his National Award victory

While his career spans close to three decades, Akshay Kumar has rarely been acknowledged with accolades. The actor too has mostly stayed away from mainstream commercial awards. But with him showcasing his versatility on the big screen in the recent years, Akshay Kumar became the recipient of one of the most prestigious awards of the country this year, the National Award.

As the official announcement claims that Akshay Kumar won it for his portrayal of Indian Navy Officer in Rustom, recently the National Award jury member Priyadarshan claimed that the actor ideally won for both Rustom and Airlift which were two of the blockbusters of 2016.

Followed by the same, Twitter was flooded with congratulatory messages by fans and netizens but most importantly from well-wishers of the actor from the industry. Here’s a compilation of the same:

Huma Qureshi – Congratulations @akshaykumar for the #NationalAward .. Only one question on our minds -where is the party ?!!

Sanjay Gupta – The whole awards controversy is unduly taking away from Akshay Kumar a very well deserved win. The man is delivering knockout performances.

Anupam Kher – Congratulations to @akshaykumar for winning #NationalAward for #BestActor. What an inspirational career graph & reinvention of an actor.

Sonu Nigam – Congratulations @akshaykumar for the National Award. God chose you for the National Award, & we Celebrate your Joy & Achievement. Love

Bhumi Pednekar – Congratulations @akshaykumar for the biggest win ever.More power to you #NationalAward